- Patent Title: Analog-to-digital converter, including synchronized clocks, image sensor including the same and method of operating image sensor wherein each synchronization circuit to provide synchronized input clock signals for each counter group
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Application No.: US14501476Application Date: 2014-09-30
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Publication No.: US09793909B2Publication Date: 2017-10-17
- Inventor: Kyung-Min Kim , Jin-Woo Kim , Sung-Ho Suh , Hee-Sung Chae
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR
- Agency: Onello & Mello, LLP.
- Priority: KR10-2013-0168048 20131231
- Main IPC: H04N5/378
- IPC: H04N5/378 ; H03M1/12 ; H03M1/56

Abstract:
An image sensor includes a pixel array, a plurality of comparators, a plurality of counters and a plurality of synchronization circuits. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixels configured to generate analog signals by sensing incident light. The comparators generate comparison signals by comparing the analog signals with a reference signal. The counters are grouped into a plurality of counter groups. Each of the counters generates digital signals corresponding to the analog signals by counting, the counting terminated by the comparison signals. Each of the synchronization circuits synchronizes input clock signals to a source clock signal to provide synchronized input clock signals to each of the counter groups.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150188559A1 ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER, IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD OF OPERATING IMAGE SENSOR Public/Granted day:2015-07-02
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